Tag Archives: AFCON

We didn’t tell Kwasi Appiah to drop Kwarasey – John Boye

Ghana defender, John Boye has for the first time debunked the widespread notion that he and some defenders in the senior national team impressed on Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah to drop goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Kwarsey who was Ghana’s first-choice goalkeeper during the …

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2019 AFCON: Kwabena Owusu reveals Black Stars players had $20,000 appearance fee

Ghana winger Kwabena Owusu has denied reports that Black Stars players had $80k as appearance fees at the 2019 AFCON, insisting they were given$20k. The Black Stars were rumoured to have received amount as their appearance fees for the tournament but the new boy says the report is far from …

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Ayew brothers on target as Ghana draw at Africa Cup of Nations

Andre and Jordan Ayew were both on target as 10-man Ghana were forced to settle for a draw against Benin at the Africa Cup of Nations. Mickael Pote gave Benin a shock lead after two minutes but Black Stars captain Andre Ayew restored parity. His younger brother Jordan fired Ghana …

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Black Stars Management Committee to Attend 2019 AFCON Draw

The newly formed management committee of the senior national male team, the Black Stars will be in Cairo next Friday for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw. Last month, the Normalisation Committee announced a five-member team headed by Dr KK Sarpong, who is the CEO of the Ghana National …

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Amartey set to miss 2019 AFCON

Injured Black Stars centre-back, Daniel Amartey could be a doubt for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) slated for Egypt in June with Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers, confirming his recuperation has been slower than expected. Amartey sustained a horrific injury on his ankle during their premier league 1-1 home …

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Kenya to withdraw from AFCON qualifier against Ghana?

Following a report on Ghanasoccernet.com concerning Kenya missing it’s final AFCON qualifier against Ghana on March 23, 2019, due to issues of funding from the government. Latest information gathered by the site indicates that the Harambee Stars may not honor the match if the Kenya Football Federation does not receive …

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2019 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana to host Kenya at Accra Sports Stadium

Ghana will host Kenya in the final Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Accra Sports Stadium according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The four times African champions suffered 1:0 defeat to the Harambee Stars at the Karasani Stadium in September last year. However, Kwesi Appiah and his …

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